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Perdita
25-02-2009, 06:38
Today is the official start of Lent, a Christian festival leading up to Easter Sunday (Easter Day). Lent is a time of abstinence, of giving things up. Are any of you denying yourself any treats you enjoy?
Siobhan
25-02-2009, 09:35
I am going to do a reverse lent and give up dieting and just stuff my face with sweets and cakes for the next 40 days cause life is bloody miserable enough without given up something you actually like
Perdita
25-02-2009, 10:16
You have got a point there, my lovely. Think I am going to join you :)
Trinity
25-02-2009, 12:47
Excellent - reverse Lent!

I think I might give up running about after my family and being a permanent on-call taxi driver!
StarsOfCCTV
25-02-2009, 15:58
I once gave up chocolate and meat for three weeks. But that was for a bet with my sister. :lol:

But no. Not giving up anything!
CrazyLea
25-02-2009, 16:59
I know you're supposed to give up something you love... but I thought I'd actually succeed and feel good about myself if I give up something I don't eat that much :lol:.

So I'm giving up chocolate :D Easyy peasyyyy.
Dr. Tangliss
25-02-2009, 17:16
Nope nothing at all.
Abbie
25-02-2009, 19:37
My friend text me last night, Ive gave up chocolate with her!!!

Its gonna be easy, they were like you should give up coffee but theres no way I could do that!! :eek:

SO chocolate it is
Katy
25-02-2009, 21:57
ive given up swearing! which as my mate dave called me sewer mouth kat today i think it will be quite a challenge, been difficult so far
di marco
25-02-2009, 22:19
ive not given up anything, and i never have! i dont really eat an excessive amount of anything anyway so theres no point
di marco
25-02-2009, 22:20
ive given up swearing! which as my mate dave called me sewer mouth kat today i think it will be quite a challenge, been difficult so far

someone on my course has given up swearing as well! hes written no swearing on both of his hands to remind himself lol! he said it was really difficult already
Chris_2k11
25-02-2009, 22:34
No! lmao

I did give up smoking recently though :D hasnt really bothered me at all surprisingly
di marco
25-02-2009, 22:36
I did give up smoking recently though :D hasnt really bothered me at all surprisingly

well done, hope you manage to keep it up :)
JustJodi
25-02-2009, 22:43
I do not give any thing up,, too much pressure:p
My mom gives up SNICKERS she buys up as many as she wants pute them in the freezer, when Lent is over she gorges herself with all the SNICKER bars LOL:lol:
di marco
25-02-2009, 22:49
I do not give any thing up,, too much pressure:p
My mom gives up SNICKERS she buys up as many as she wants pute them in the freezer, when Lent is over she gorges herself with all the SNICKER bars LOL:lol:

lol thats a good idea! doesnt that make it pointless though lol?!
Chris_2k11
25-02-2009, 22:49
I love Snickers! the best chocolate bar haha
di marco
25-02-2009, 22:51
I love Snickers! the best chocolate bar haha

eurgh i hate snickers! :sick:
JustJodi
25-02-2009, 22:58
I think one year she saved 20 Cadbury chocolate eggs and she and my sister sat down and ate them all after Lent,, so NO...the women in my family have to go to the extremes :p
Kim
25-02-2009, 23:03
I was going to give up Chocolate too but I just had to eat a Terry's Chocolate Orange chocolate bar today :p Tomorrow it is then, I think...
I tried giving up swearing.. failed this afternoon. There were no seats left on the bus. Not that the driver slowed down, I fell onto someone's lap... again. Everyone had a nice laugh at my expense.
JustJodi
25-02-2009, 23:10
I love Snickers! the best chocolate bar haha

eurgh i hate snickers! :sick: omg i hate Snickers too,,:sick:
Kim
25-02-2009, 23:13
I love Snickers! the best chocolate bar haha

eurgh i hate snickers! :sick: omg i hate Snickers too,,:sick:

They're growing on me.
Layne
25-02-2009, 23:17
Im giving up chocolate :) Tried before and i ALWAYS fail, but i am going to try this year! Ive still allowed myself to have those muller corner things with the chocolate bits, and im allowed chocolate deserts (as long as its not Every night) Im going to try and not to snack as much aswell :D
Kirsty :]
25-02-2009, 23:20
Lmaooo Layne! That's not giving up chocolate!! :lol:
For the past 2 years I've given up crisps and chocolate, I tried it this year.. didn't work. Think I'll start from tomorrow!
Layne
25-02-2009, 23:25
It is in my books :P I actually think im addicted to chocolate - so going cold turkey would be really bad for my health :lol:

Oh im also giving up crisps, not that i really eat them anyway!
Kirsty :]
25-02-2009, 23:49
Hahaa!
Aww I'm opposite, eat way more crisps and not much chocolate. But both are going :)

I wish I could just give up homework, that would be an amazing 6 weeks.... until after 6 weeks when I'd have 6 weeks worth of homework to catch up on! Haha
Kim
25-02-2009, 23:52
I was just thinking I wish I could give up revision! :lol:
Chloe O'brien
26-02-2009, 11:25
I've given up black pudding roles at break-time and I'm starving, eating cardboard rice cakes instead :sick: Everyday the guys in the office head round to the refectory and come back with, bacon, sausage and black pudding rolls the smell is killing me but I will not fail.
Perdita
26-02-2009, 12:59
Aww, I feel for you. Wanted to give up all things fattening but had chips at lunch and a chocolate chip cookie just now with my after lunch coffee. Very yummy but very naughty. Must do better tomorrow :)
di marco
26-02-2009, 13:33
I love Snickers! the best chocolate bar haha

eurgh i hate snickers! :sick: omg i hate Snickers too,,:sick:

everyone in my family hates snickers!
Perdita
26-02-2009, 13:35
I quite like them but rarely eat them
Abigail
27-02-2009, 01:00
I'm not giving anything up. I went to the chippy on my way home today and got a battered sausage and chips. I also had a terry's chocolate orange and a creme egg.

So lots of sugar which isn't good at Lent :nono:
Abbie
27-02-2009, 17:04
omg I soooo need to eat some chocolate :p
Kim
27-02-2009, 23:33
Like Layne's mine is chocolate bars going only. To not eat the chocolate mousses my mum bought before she knew I was giving up chocolate would just be wasteful :p And the ice creams as well. I keep going in the drawer that has the chocolate bars in it out of habit but I haven't eaten one.
CrazyLea
28-02-2009, 12:17
I broke my Lent thing..

Was someones birthday in work yesterday.. someone made them a cake.. everyone was having a piece... I had to have one :crying:. It was minging though, tooooo chocolately. Ew. Ah well. It's a shame. Cos I bet that's the only bit of choco I will have during lent lol!!
Chloe O'brien
28-02-2009, 23:36
I have now went six days without a hot roll (black pudding, sausage, or bacon) passing my lips and boy and I starving. I can hear voices in my head crying eat me, eat me.
Kirsty :]
01-03-2009, 00:22
I failed as lent began, I still had a chocolate muffin I boguht from Greggs and it was too yummy to waste, plus it would be a waste of 75p! So I gave in :) I'm already denying myself pop because I don't want my dentist to shout at me lol, so I'm not giving up everything else :)
di marco
08-03-2009, 20:38
I have now went six days without a hot roll (black pudding, sausage, or bacon) passing my lips and boy and I starving. I can hear voices in my head crying eat me, eat me.

well done! :) are you still managing it?
Chloe O'brien
08-03-2009, 22:33
I have now went six days without a hot roll (black pudding, sausage, or bacon) passing my lips and boy and I starving. I can hear voices in my head crying eat me, eat me.

well done! :) are you still managing it?

I am DM and its murder at work, I am eating cereal bars and cardboard flavour rice cakes while everyone is munching on bacon rolls.
Abbie
08-03-2009, 22:34
I gave up by the way :p
di marco
08-03-2009, 22:36
I have now went six days without a hot roll (black pudding, sausage, or bacon) passing my lips and boy and I starving. I can hear voices in my head crying eat me, eat me.

well done! :) are you still managing it?

I am DM and its murder at work, I am eating cereal bars and cardboard flavour rice cakes while everyone is munching on bacon rolls.

well done, im impressed! :)
Perdita
09-03-2009, 06:33
Well done, I admire your will-power, I have far too little self-discipline where food is concerned :)
Kim
09-03-2009, 19:49
I'm still going without the chocolate bars. I was sooo tempted to go and buy one today, the apple I had at break was disgusting. This boy got a Kit Kat out of his locker right in front of me as well :thumbsdow
Chloe O'brien
09-03-2009, 20:36
13 days and I'm wasting away :lol: Well maybe not but I'm feeling like I am. Had to suffer so-called friends talking about cooked breakfast, while I had my head on my desk and groaned. I'm hungry.
di marco
10-03-2009, 12:03
13 days and I'm wasting away :lol: Well maybe not but I'm feeling like I am. Had to suffer so-called friends talking about cooked breakfast, while I had my head on my desk and groaned. I'm hungry.

keep it up! youre almost half way there (i think!) :)
Perdita
10-03-2009, 12:06
Easter Sunday is on 12th April, so just over 4 weeks to go. Might not seem like it now but I am sure the time will just fly by :)
Chloe O'brien
10-03-2009, 15:14
Today was okay I missed breaktime with being at the hosptial as long as I can avoid the office between 10 am and 10-20am I'm fine it's the smell that goes for me.